What years did Dick Rozek play?

Dick Rozek played in Major League Baseball from 1950 to 1954.

Was Dick Rozek a pitcher?

Yes. Dick Rozek pitched in the major leagues, recording 1 wins and 26 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Dick Rozek hit?

Dick Rozek hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.

What was Dick Rozek's career batting average?

Dick Rozek batted .083 over his career, with 1 hits in 12 at bats.

What was Dick Rozek's career ERA?

Dick Rozek finished with a 4.55 career ERA, going 1-0 with 26 strikeouts.

How many strikeouts did Dick Rozek have?

Dick Rozek recorded 26 career strikeouts.

Dick Rozek

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1950-1954)

Dick Rozek was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1950 to 1954 for the Cleveland Guardians and the Philadelphia Athletics, a span of 5 seasons. Across 33 career appearances, he went 1-0 with a 4.55 ERA and 26 strikeouts.

W (Wins):: Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):: For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):: Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated October 12, 2026

W–L 1–0

ERA 4.55

WHIP 1.84

SO 26

Pitcher PIV -2400.0

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: L / L
Height / Weight: 6'0" / 190 lb
Born: 3/27/1927 in Cedar Rapids, IA, USA
Died: 9/27/2001 in Indio, CA, USA
MLB Debut: 1950-04-29
Last Game: 1954-05-16

Full name: Richard Louis Rozek

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Career Pitching Statistics

Dick Rozek — Career Pitching Statistics
W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
1	0	33	4	0	0	0	65.1	65	33	7	55	26	4.55	-2400.0

Career ERA 4.55 vs. league average 4.03 across their career seasons — 12.9% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Dick Rozek — Season-by-Season Pitching
Year	Team	Lg	W	G	GS	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1950	CLE	AL	0	12	2	25.1	28	14	19	14	4.97	4.36 (-14%)	-576.0
1951	CLE	AL	0	7	1	15.1	18	5	11	5	2.93	4.04 (+27%)	-376.8
1952	CLE	AL	1	10	1	12.2	11	7	13	5	4.97	3.70 (-34%)	-309.5
1953	PHA	AL	0	2	0	10.2	8	6	9	2	5.06	4.14 (-22%)	-1137.7
1954	PHA	AL	0	2	0	1.1	0	1	3	0	6.75	—	0.0
Career · 5 seasons			1	33	4	65.1	65	33	55	26	4.55	—	-2,400

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

Dick Rozek — Career Batting Statistics
G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
33	12	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	8	.083	.154	.083	.237	0

Career AVG .083 vs. league average .261 across their career seasons — 68.1% below league average.

Career OBP .154 vs. league average .336 across their career seasons — 54.2% below league average.

Career SLG .083 vs. league average .389 across their career seasons — 78.6% below league average.

Career OPS .237 vs. league average .725 across their career seasons — 67.3% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Dick Rozek — Season-by-Season Batting
Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	H	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1950	CLE	AL	12	5	0	0	3	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1951	CLE	AL	7	3	1	0	2	.333	—	—	—	—	0.0
1952	CLE	AL	10	2	0	0	2	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1953	PHA	AL	2	2	0	1	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1954	PHA	AL	2	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 5 seasons			33	12	1	1	8	.083	—	—	—	—	0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Dick Rozek — Batting — Home / Away
Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	16	7	0	1	0	0	.143
Away	17	5	0	0	0	0	.000

Pitching — Home / Away

Dick Rozek — Pitching — Home / Away
Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	16	35.0	35	20	28	20	5.14
Away	17	30.1	30	17	27	5	5.04

Last 10 Games — Batting

Dick Rozek — Last 10 Games — Batting
Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	BB	SO
1954-05-16	PHA	CLE	L	0	0	0
1954-04-25	PHA	NYY	L	0	0	0
1953-05-29	PHA	NYY	L	1	1	0
1953-05-24	PHA	MIN	L	1	0	1
1952-09-28	CLE	DET	W	2	0	2
1952-08-30	CLE	CHW	L	0	0	0
1952-08-08	CLE	SLA	W	0	0	0
1952-08-03	CLE	PHA	L	0	0	0
1952-07-26	CLE	MIN	L	0	0	0
1952-07-22	CLE	NYY	L	0	0	0

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Dick Rozek — Last 10 Games — Pitching
Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
1954-05-16	PHA	CLE	—	0.1	0	1	1	2	0	0
1954-04-25	PHA	NYY	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0
1953-05-29	PHA	NYY	—	6.0	8	6	6	4	2	3
1953-05-24	PHA	MIN	—	4.2	0	0	0	5	0	0
1952-09-28	CLE	DET	W	6.0	5	1	1	2	1	0
1952-08-30	CLE	CHW	—	0.1	0	2	2	2	0	0
1952-08-08	CLE	SLA	—	0.0	0	1	1	2	0	0
1952-08-03	CLE	PHA	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0
1952-07-26	CLE	MIN	—	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0
1952-07-22	CLE	NYY	—	1.0	1	1	1	2	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Dick Rozek — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	33	0	0	6	1	0

Season-by-Season Fielding

Dick Rozek — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year	Team	Pos	G	A	E
1950	CLE	P	12	2	0
1951	CLE	P	7	1	1
1952	CLE	P	10	2	0
1953	PHA	P	2	1	0
1954	PHA	P	2	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Dick Rozek — Career Games by Position
Position	Games
Pitcher	33

Dick Rozek: the record in brief

The profile opens with Dick Rozek's first major league game on April 29, 1950; the last one listed came on May 16, 1954. The season rows list, in order, the Cleveland Indians (1950 to 1952) and the Philadelphia Athletics (1953 to 1954). Rozek, a pitcher by primary position, both batted and threw left-handed. Height and weight on file: 6-foot-0 and 190 pounds. The birth record reads March 27, 1927, in Cedar Rapids, IA, USA. Rozek died on September 27, 2001, in Indio, CA, USA. The given name on file is Richard Louis Rozek.

Rozek pitched in 33 games, starting 4, and finished with a 1-0 record and 4.55 ERA. The totals include 26 strikeouts. The league ERA over Rozek's seasons was 4.03, so the 4.55 figure ran 12.9% worse than average. 1951 was Rozek's sharpest full season, a 2.93 ERA against the league's 4.04.

Every defensive appearance on record for Rozek, 33 games, came at pitcher. The fielding table credits Rozek with 0 putouts, 6 assists and 1 errors on the mound.

Frequently Asked Questions about Dick Rozek

What years did Dick Rozek play?: Dick Rozek played in Major League Baseball from 1950 to 1954.
Was Dick Rozek a pitcher?: Yes. Dick Rozek pitched in the major leagues, recording 1 wins and 26 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Dick Rozek hit?: Dick Rozek hit 0 career home runs with 1 hits.
What was Dick Rozek's career batting average?: Dick Rozek batted .083 over his career, with 1 hits in 12 at bats.
What was Dick Rozek's career ERA?: Dick Rozek finished with a 4.55 career ERA, going 1-0 with 26 strikeouts.
How many strikeouts did Dick Rozek have?: Dick Rozek recorded 26 career strikeouts.